“Suite Surrender,” a farce written by Michael McKeever, will be performed by members of the Ionia Community Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

The play, which is approximately an hour and a half long, had its official dress rehearsal Tuesday night at Watt Auditorium. During rehearsal, the cast came together in full costume to perform the play once through before opening night. In order to be as prepared as possible, the cast timed rehearsal and limited themselves to just two hours to act out the play in its entirety.

The plot is centered around two divas who were at one time friends but later became known for their legendary feud. The conflict of the play begins when the two actresses are booked into the same hotel suite in the 1940s. To avoid having the actresses spot one another, the hotel staff works tirelessly to keep them apart. According the Tyler Young, the producer of this play, the audience will be in for a surprise ending.

Local residents involved with the Ionia Community Theatre’s production of “Suite Surrender” have been working on the play since late January. A lot of hard work goes into each Ionia Community Theatre production, and this will be no exception. In addition to rehearsals, sets must be built, costumes designed and made, and much more.

Young highlighted that Ionians should come out and support the event since all of the actors are from the local area and each have put a lot of effort into bringing this play together. In addition to the producer, the play’s cast and crew includes many local residents, such as director Jody Rewa, and actors Walt Downes, Sara Stancil and Terra Bykerk.

Tickets for this production are available at Ionia Middle School’s Watt Auditorium. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students. For more information, call the Ionia Community Theatre’s 24-hour hotline at 616-527-2367.